Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blackshear had a population of 656 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blackshear had a population of 3,523 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackshear, with the one closest to Blackshear listed first.
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waltertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waltertown is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
- Waltertown has also been known as:
- Watertown
- Offerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braganza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Braganza is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
- Waresboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Nahunta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hortense
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beach is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Screven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ritch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ritch is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
- Glenmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Racepond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
- Bickley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bickley is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
- Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Odum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Nicholls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uptonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Jesup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Surrency
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blackshear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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